It was
1978.41 years ago Rob Griffiths and Rob
Wellington formed a band. The Fiction were one of the first punk bands in
Melbourne, Australia and played the small but exciting scene that included
legendary bands like the Boys Next Door, La Femme and the Negatives. They
played the Ballroom as it was beginning to become the focus of the St. Kilda
alternative set. They ventured out to Croydon and Daylesford.Then they broke up leaving behind demo
cassettes, tapes and a single "Things Will be Different" b/w
"Take Me Im Yours" which was released under the name Little
Murders.41 years after the fact Off the
Hip released a live rehearsal tape. Rough and ready and full of energy, the
band started playing again joined by Adam Learner from Blue Ruin and firstly
Mick Baty on drums and then Al Murphy. They enjoyed it so much that they wrote
a bunch of new songs and went into the studio and recorded a brand new album,
this time with bass guitar."Ramona" takes over where we left them in 1978.Short, energized pop punk songs that go
straight to the heart and feet. The album just bounces from one mini classic to
another.They also re-recorded two songs
from 1978 - "I Know" and "Boy Town" (with completely
different verses). They then lead the way to the future with the powerhouse
"Sweetness Brings The Light" or the post punk guitars of "My
Ramona".41 years after the fact
the two Robs have lost none of their feel for pop edged punk music and they do
it extremely well and with energy and style!GREAT!!

Brad
Marino, singer, guitarist, songwriter, and co-founding member of beloved garage
rock n roll band The Connection, stepped into the spotlight on his first solo
outing Extra Credit (2019) with a wave of rave reviews accolades, and
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Once upon a time jangle guitar player/singer/songwriter Dave
Kuchler joined an already established New Jersey band to help deliver one of
the most criminally overlooked pop rock masterpieces of the early 2000s, the
Soul En
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Fifteen-year-old
Juniper Shelley has been singing for as long as she (or anyone) can remember.
She grew up in a deeply musical home, absorbing the sounds around her and
basking in the eclectic tastes of her dad, seasoned singer-songwriter and
longti
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Downtime
is the first album by Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men. After 4 successful
solo albums beginning with 2013's "13 In My Head", Nick felt like it
was time to shake things up with a new band.&nbsp
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Pop Co-Op are Steve Stoeckel (Spongetones), Bruce Gordon (Mr.
Encrypto), Stacy Carson, & Joel Tinnel. They write fresh RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!!Radio Free Universe
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Their 2004 release.The 2001 effort from
Tel Aviv quartet RockFour, a band that sound so removed from the Negev Desert
and the Wailing Wall, you'd be hard-pressed to even guess at their origins. ... read more »

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!!Issued by underground imprint RCA
Neon Records in mid-1971, the Shape Of The Rain album Riley Riley Wood &
Waggett sold poorly at the time despite glowing reviews from the Briti
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Tad
Overbaugh (formerly of roots poppers The Kickbacks) & the Late Arrivals are
a 4-piece, heartland inspired, rock 'n' roll band from Boston.Mixing their blue collar rock and classic
country influence
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Curated
by PGHs founder Bruce Brodeen, youre treated to 61 tracks over three CDs
representing his take on the best Power Pop released in 2018!Kool Kat Musik is nicely represented with
tracks by
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The
best of 2017 contains 31 tracks over two CDs.Once again, Kool Kat Musik is nicely represented with tracks by Everet
Almond, The Forty Nineteens, The Morning Line, Pseudonym, Richard Turgeon, and
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